Alternative procedure for handling complicated feature adoptions

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  Coordinate overall JCT-VC interim efforts.
  
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  Report on project status to JCT-VC reflector.
  
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  Provide report to next meeting on project coordination status.
  

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  Produce and finalize JCTVC-N1002 HEVC Test Model 12 (HM 12) Encoder Description.
  
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  Collect reports of errata for HEVC version 1 text specification.
  
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  Gather and address comments for refinement of these documents.
  
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  Coordinate with AHG3 on software development and HM software technical evaluation to address issues relating to mismatches between software and text.
  

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  Coordinate development of the HM software and its distribution.
  
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  Produce documentation of software usage for distribution with the software.
  
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  Prepare and deliver HM 12.0 software version (by 2013-08-04 for ISO/IEC DIS ballot) and the reference configuration encodings according to JCTVC-L1100 common conditions (expected within two weeks after the meeting).
  
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  Prepare and deliver additional "dot" version software releases and software branches as appropriate.
  
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  Suggest configuration files for additional testing of tools.
  
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  Coordinate with AHG2 on HEVC test model editing and errata reporting to identify any mismatches between software and text.
  

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  Study the requirements of HEVC conformance testing to ensure interoperability.
  
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  Discuss the work plan needed to develop HEVC conformance testing.
  
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  Study potential testing methodology to fulfil the requirements of HEVC conformance testing.
  
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  Establish and coordinate bitstream exchange activities for HEVC.
  

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  Study to develop a potential set of HEVC conformance bitstreams.
  

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  Study aspects of the technical design and develop software relating to the support of non-4:2:0 chroma formats, bit depths beyond 8 bits, and auxiliary/alpha channel coding, in coordination with AHG7 and AHG18.
  
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  Perform memory bandwidth analysis of the range extensions technical design and its proposed modifications.
  
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  Evaluate blocking artifacts in 4:4:4 chroma format coding and set up a plan for subjective testing of associated techniques at the next meeting.
  
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  Discuss and propose test conditions and test material for the development of the range extensions.
  

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  Study techniques for colour conversion and resampling and their relationship to non-4:2:0 chroma coding.
  

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  Produce and finalize JCTVC-N1005 HEVC RExt draft text.
  
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  Gather and address comments for refinement of the text.
  
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  Coordinate with AHG7 on range extensions software development to address any identified issues regarding text and software relationship.
  

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  Coordinate development of the HM RExt software and its distribution
  
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  Produce documentation of software usage for distribution with the software
  
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  Prepare and deliver HM 11.0-RExt-4.0 software version and the reference configuration encodings according to JCTVC-N1006.
  
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  Prepare and deliver additional "dot" version software releases and software branches as appropriate.
  
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  Perform analysis and reconfirmation checks of the behaviour of the draft design, and report the results of such analysis.
  
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  Suggest configuration files for additional testing of tools.
  
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  Coordinate with AHG6 on range extensions draft text to address any identified issues regarding text and software relationship.
  

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  Study (lossy and lossless) coding tools and performance of HEVC and its range extensions on screen content.
  
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  Evaluate and identify test material appropriate for testing screen content coding performance.
  
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  Make recommendations for test conditions for screen content coding.
  
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  Coordinate for finalization of the test conditions for CEs relating to lossless and screen content coding.
  

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  Identify opportunities for common approaches for multi-view and scalable high-level extensions of HEVC.
  
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  Study NAL unit header, video parameter set, sequence parameter set, picture parameter set, and slice header syntax designs.
  
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  Study SEI messages and VUI syntax designs needed for HEVC extensions.
  
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  Assist in software development and text drafting for the high-level syntax in the HEVC extensions designs.
  
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  Study the high level syntax for auxiliary pictures with consideration of JCTVC-N0063/JCT3V-E0049 as well as signalling for carrying alpha channel and 4:4:4 chroma enhancement as auxiliary pictures.
  
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  Study JCTVC-N0355/JCT3V-E0092 and other mechanisms to extend the number of layers (beyond 64) in comparison with reserving nuh_layer_id value of 63 to provide an extension, in terms of functionality supported and signalling efficiency.
  
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  Coordinate efforts with JCT-3V AHG7 on high-level syntax issues in relation to 3D extensions.
  

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  Establish configurations, generate anchors, and create reporting sheets for SHVC CEs.
  
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  Provide configuration data to be used in SHVC CEs (within one week after SHM 3.0 software is available).
  
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  Discuss and identify additional issues related to SHVC CEs.
  

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  Produce and finalize JCTVC-N1007 SHVC Test Model 3 (SHM 3) text.
  
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  Produce and finalize JCTVC-N1008 SHVC text specification Draft 3.
  
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  Gather and address comments for corrections and editorial improvements of these documents.
  
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  Coordinate with AHG12 on SHVC software development to address issues relating to mismatches between software and text.
  

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  Prepare SHM 3.0 software (based on HM 11) for experimentation.
  
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  Provide software to CEs within two weeks after the meeting.
  
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  Remove IntraBL framework from SHM software.
  
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  Bring software into alignment with HM 12 by the next meeting.
  
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  Discuss and identify additional issues related to SHVC software.
  

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  Study alternative upsampling and downsampling filters for spatial scalability.
  
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  Study the effect of taking into account chroma position alignment during resampling processing.
  
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  Identify alternative candidate resampling filters and distribute associated downsampled test material within three weeks after the meeting.
  
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  Study resampling filters with ratios other than 1.5 and 2.0 (and 1.0).
  
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  Discuss and identify additional issues related to inter-layer filtering.
  

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  Study methods for colour gamut scalable coding.
  
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  Study the interaction of colour gamut scalability with bit-depth and spatial scalability.
  
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  Identify test sequences and test conditions.
  
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  Discuss and identify additional issues related to colour gamut scalability.
  

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  Coordinate with AHG12 on software development and anchor support for AVC base layer.
  
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  Study methods for base layer codec identification and picture alignment, including use of encapsulation, and identification of external means.
  
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  Study profile and level specification methods for hybrid codec scalability.
  

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  Study and compare single-loop and multi-loop SNR scalability.
  
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  Analyze and compare the memory bandwidth of single-loop and multi-loop scalability and the use of "key pictures".
  
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  Study the rate-distortion performance and complexity impact of single-loop scalability using residual refinement techniques and by signalling inter-layer prediction restrictions on a multi-loop design.
  
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  Study and analyze the performance and complexity impact of inter-layer inter prediction tools for single-loop and multi-loop scalability.
  

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  Study memory bandwidth, memory usage and computational complexity of scalable tools and methodologies to evaluate them.
  
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  Study restrictions to reduce the complexity of scalable tools and evaluate the impact of such restrictions on coding efficiency.
  
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  Prepare a report analyzing performance and complexity of single-layer, simulcast, and scalable coding configurations for 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 and arbitrary scalability ratio (e.g. ~1.75) cases.
  
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  Coordinate with SCE developments and provide a template to be used for complexity analysis of SHM3.0, single-layer coding, and SCE techniques.
  

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  Study the accuracy needed for internal processing elements to support bit depths up to 16-bits per sample.
  
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  Study relationship to lossless coding capability.
  
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  Verify rate-distortion optimization behaviour for high bit rates and high bit depths.
  
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  Study entropy coding operation and throughput at high bit rates and high bit depths and potential needs for associated design modification.
  
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  Identify test sequences and test conditions for testing high bit rate and high bit depth coding behaviour.
  
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  Prepare software implementation for technical investigation of new features intended for high bit rates and high bit depths.
  
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  Study coding performance at high bit-rate and high bit depth operating points and investigate the benefit over existing standards.
  

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  Identify test conditions and test sequences for verification of HEVC compression capability, including consideration of use case scenarios for random access and low delay operation.
  
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  Identify bit rates, picture resolutions and bit depths appropriate for HEVC verification.
  
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  Identify appropriate encoder usage for comparison of HEVC and AVC compression capability.
  
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  Communicate with subjective test coordinator to ensure test design validity.
  
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  Generate and collect candidate HEVC and AVC encoded bitstreams for HEVC verification testing.
  
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  Review and edit the HEVC verification test plan JCTVC-N1011.
  

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  Study the issues related to layer-specific and combined multi-layer HRD operation (including DPB and CPB), including the proposed .
  
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  Identify layer-specific or combined multi-layer HRD operations that need to be addressed at the system and/or video coding layer.
  
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  Study issues and implications of either or both HRD mechanisms when adding or removing layers at re-distribution points.
  
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  Study issues and implications of layer-specific buffer operation in relevant application contexts.
  
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  Study high-level syntax needs for HRD information, e.g. in SEI, SPS VUI, or VPS VUI.
  

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  Identify use cases and key functional elements for application of reduced-complexity decoding processes for decoding of bitstreams encoded for HEVC and its extensions
  
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  Analyze tradeoffs for optimization of video quality in the application of reduced-complexity decoding processes
  
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  Particularly study characteristics of design and optimization for decoding processes with reduced bit depth
  
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  Consider and analyze the impact of inter-picture dependencies and cross-region spatial prediction dependencies in the application of reduced-complexity decoding processes
  
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  Study potential approaches to describe/specify the provision of best-effort decoding capabilities in the HEVC text specification
  

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  Maintain the video sequence test material database for HEVC development.
  
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  Identify, collect, and make available a variety of video sequence test material.
  
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  Study coding performance and characteristics in relation to video test materials.
  
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  Identify and recommend appropriate test materials and corresponding test conditions for use in development of HEVC and its extensions.
  
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  Coordinate with the activities in AHG8 on screen content coding and AHG19 for verification test development.